Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-03-17
Antlubte FOR Cancer.

About thirteen years ago Il woman .
belonging to the middle walks of lie,
suffering from cancer, WAS pronounced
beyond their skill by the physicians of
Shrewsbury I%niirmarv, England, the
tumOr being in such close proximity Ia
the iugular vein that. rather than risk
the impcriIine of her life, they deemed
it best not to undertake such an opera
ton.
Straightway after this announcement
was made she returned to her home,
which was three miles from Oswestcy,
the nearest railway station in the
County of Montgomery. North Wales.
Here she became Il greater sufferer.
when one day she bcthought herself of
a n~eighbor, whom she o o found, and
with all the e~lnqurncc of one enthralled
by an im~piacablc foe She appealed to
her sympathy. III it Were possible
she impIored, .do. do something to
assuage my pain With that tender
ness and willingness characteristic of
every true and noble Woman to allay
her sisters many pains this friend, for
she proved 4 friend in need and deed,
forthwith sent her boys Zone of whom
is our informant) to gather what in
the United States is known us sheep
~sorrel; by the people Of England AS
s.sDur leaf or tie cuckoo plant i'll the
Welsh language. to the people of North
Wales, rs ..dail Surion ' Cog" To
this timely opportunity, and the efficacy
Of this herb Is an autidote for cancer,
this sufferer is in Il large measure in
dcbtcd for her health and life to-day,
while not the slightest vcstige Of this
hitherto unconquerlble disease is to be
sound.
The leaves we're wrapped in brown
paper 50 t:E.. j. Ia make the package
impcrvious - air. This package was
then placed beneath al open crate and
covered With the hot ashes of the same.
When sufficiently cooked it was re-
moved and in ~ hot II state Is possible
and not to burn it was now applied,
the leaves being in direct contact with
the ulcer, which was firmly held to the
part affected by Il linen handkerchief.
Strange to say, at the expiration of
one month the tuner came away and
has not since appeared. For the first
four days the pain was most cXcruci-
ating, but gradually decreased as it be-
came loosencd. There is much to he
said in favor of this method over that
of the knife. The nature Of its draw
ing power III the form Of poultice,
though at first very severe, still is
gradual and sure, while new blood
rushcs into the vacuum caused by re-
moval, thus serving as a fitting help
meet for aiding and stimulating ma
lures efforts. and in the meantime the
arteries which feed this fell destroyer
are given q greater impulse to move
rapidly, How healthy, and strengthen
the weaker parts as fast as it expresses.
In this connection it is to be observed
that this method has none of the &C
complaining after-weakening effects a,
caused by loss of blood 50 frequent,
exhibited under the operation Of til,
knife, while the chances of IA thorough
extirpation are far more sanguinc as tt
a thread remaining than that of u sur
gical operation, which many fear ant
object TO.
For those parts not admitting o
pOulticc we submit another formula 70
the same herb, as applied by this SAM
bencfactress in somewhat difleren
case.
A piece of f~lat-iron or steel is oh
tanned with at least N bright anC
smooth face. On this the leaves ar
placed, which in turn is placed on to-
of the stove or within the oven unit
the leaves are thoroughly cooked
whence they are removed and sprea'
on Il piece of linen in the same way Il
any other homemade plaster. WhcI
cold enough. with sufficient heat not t
burn, it is then applied, and, II in
formant states was productive Of tn
same bcneticent result.-CiRcinHdi
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